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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Too late for the live video feed on honey bees in the White House garden, but loads of other important information FYI in the Pollinator Week message from OSTP Director John Holdren, including link to the Pollinator Health Strategy First Lady’s announcement of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge and reference to Sam Droege’s (USGS) good work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Happy Pollinator Week! Let’s celebrate AND take action! Tom VA<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="102%" style='width:102.96%;background:whitesmoke'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=616 style='width:462.0pt;background:white' id=maintable><tr><td width=7 valign=top style='width:5.25pt;background:whitesmoke;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><img width=7 height=500 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/files/email/staff/email4_left.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 32.35pt 0in 32.35pt' id=innertable><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><br><img width=137 height=104 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/email-files/wh-seal-email-friendly.jpg" alt="The White House, Washington"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Hi again, everyone --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Thanks for the great input you've been sharing. Thousands of you have weighed in over the past several days on which scientific topics you'd like to hear more about.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>As you may have seen, my last message featured an image from the Hubble Space Telescope showcasing the densest-known cluster of stars in the Milky Way -- and reminding us just how expansive our universe really is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>But there's beauty (and science) in the small things, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>It's National Pollinator Week, so I thought I'd share a few incredible close-ups of bees by U.S. Geological Survey bee expert Sam Droege. Scroll down for some scientific facts about bees -- and be sure you're <strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="https://www.twitter.com/whitehouseostp" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>watching the OSTP Twitter account around 1 p.m. ET</span></a></span></strong>, when we'll be featuring live footage from the beehive on the White House South Lawn via Periscope.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><a href="https://www.twitter.com/whitehouseostp" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=508 height=339 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/061615_smaller_bee.jpg" alt="Check out this cool bee photo!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>In addition to being beautiful, in their own way, bees are pretty incredible creatures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The "buzz" associated with honeybees is the sound of their four wings beating more than 11,000 times per minute. With wing-speeds that high, honeybees can fly faster than most people can run: about 15 miles per hour.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Ever wonder how bees find their way back to a hive? Among the many tools in their navigation toolbox, bees use magnetism. Worker bees have a region of magnetite in their abdomens that allow them to use the Earth's magnetic field to help them navigate.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Honeybee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year, and helps ensure that our diets include ample fruits, nuts, and vegetables.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Honeybees, native bees, other insect pollinators, birds, and bats provide tremendously valuable services to society. That's why, here at the White House and across the Administration, we're doing a lot to protect these hardworking contributors to society, which you can <strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/19/announcing-new-steps-promote-pollinator-health?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=email468-text1&utm_campaign=climate" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>learn about here</span></a></span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Here's how YOU can join federal agencies in this effort: Plant a pollinator-friendly garden at your own school, home, or business, and help achieve the ambitious goal of planting a million pollinator gardens nationwide. <strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/2015/06/04/bees-butterflies-and-broccoli-white-house-kitchen-garden-harvest?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=email468-text2&utm_campaign=climate" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>Learn more here.</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>I'll be in touch with more soon --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Dr. John P. 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